2008-2009学年第一学期期中复习试卷一

PAGE九年级英语期中试卷第1页共8页盛泽二中2008—2009学年第一学期期中复习试卷一一、选择填空(共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分)1.Thetwinsarearguing______eachother______whichTVprogrammstowatch.A.with;at B.about;with C.with;about D.at;on2.Mymother______ateacher.A.hopesmetobecome B.whishesmetobecomeC.hopesthatIbecame D.wishesthatIwillbecome3.What______interestingworkitis!Itmustbeof______greatfun.A.不填;不填 B.an;the C.the;the D.an;a4.Nobody______togointothelaboratorywithoutpermission(允许).A.allows B.isallowed C.promises D.ispromised5.—Thisisa“Nosmoking”sign.Can’tyouseeit?—Sorry,I______it.A.haven’tseen B.don’tsee C.won’tsee D.didn’tsee6.—Isthereanycheeseleftinthefridge?—______left,I’mafraid.I’llgoandbuysome.A.There’snothing B.Thereisn’tanything C.There’snone D.There’snoone7.—Ifeelstressedfromtimetotime,butIdon’tknow______aboutit.—Youcangethelpfromyourteachers.A.whototalk B.whototalkto C.whattotalk D.wheretotalkto8.—WhatcanIdotoimprovemyspokenEnglish?—______goodEnglish,youneedmuchmorepractice.A.Tosay B.Tolearn C.Speaking D.Tospeak9.—Shallwegoonworking? —Yes,______Iwanttohavearestverymuch.A.though B.if C.because D.when10.—Shallweplayfootballthisafternoon,John?—Iprefer______.Itmustbenicetobeincoolwateronsuchahotday.A.toswimming B.toswim C.toplaybasketball D.playingfootball11.Thiscomputerisold,butitis______tomebecauseitwasapresentfrommydearestgrandpa.A.greatvaluable B.oflittlevalue C.ofveryvaluable D.ofgreatvalue12.—IsJohncomingbytrain?—He______,buthe______not.Helikesdrivinghiscar.A.must;may B.should;may C.can;will D.should;must13.Ican______payattentiontomystudy.Thenoisealmostdrivesme______.A.hardly;mad B.hardly;madly C.hard;madly D.hard;mad14.—WhatdoyouthinkofJane?—Sheis______tobeagoodteacher.A.enoughpatient B.toopatient C.patientenough D.impatientenough15.—WhydoyoulikethesongYesterdayOnceMoresomuch?—It______me______myhappychildhoodwheneverIlistentoit.A.makes;think B.reminds;of C.thinks;of D.helps;remindB)完形填空Thebullet(子弹头)trainD106fromChangshatoShanghaihasashortstopinQuzhouforonlyoneminute.Named16theletterD,thenewtrainsrunatspeedsof200to250kilometersonehour.Thisismuch17thanZ-typeandT-typetrains.Forexample,it18takepeople12hourstotravelfromShanghaitoBeijing.Butnowitonly1910.Themostinterestingpartofthebullettrainsistherevolving(旋转的)seats.Peoplecanadjust(调整)theirseatsastheylike,sothatitis20foryoutotalkwithothersaroundyoufacetoface.Thenewtrainsrun21bigcities.They22thelongtripsmuchfasterandmorecomfortable.However,manypassengersstillwon’tchoosethebullettrains23somereasons.Theticket24ofthebullettrainsaremuchhigher.Forexample,ahardseatticketfromBeijingtoJinanisonly90yuanforT-typetrains.Butonthebullettrainsalltheseatsare25.Andtheycost153to184yuan.Ontheotherhand,thebullettrainsdon’tstopatsmallstations.16.A.with B.begin C.at D.after17.A.fast B.faster C.quickly D.slower18.A.would B.will C.usedto D.wasusedto19.A.cost B.takes C.need D.spends20.A.difficult B.hard C.easily D.easy21.A.between B.among C.along D.around22.A.get B.let C.make D.allow23.A.because B.for C.since D.with24.A.prices B.speeds C.costs D.seats25.A.hard B.big C.expensive D.soft二、阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)ADavidcamefromapoorfamily.Whenhefinishedhishighschool,however,hewasgivenawonderfulpresent.“Someofmyfriendsgotnewclothesandarichboyevengotanewcar,”heremembered,“Mydadreachedintohistrouserspocketandtooksomethingout.Iheldoutmyhand,andhispresentdroppedintoit—anickel(五分镍币).”Dadsaidtome,“Buyanewspaperwiththat.Readeverywordofit.Thenturntotheclassifiedsection(分类栏目)andgetyourselfajob.Getintotheworld.It’sallyoursnow.”IalwaysthoughtthatwasagreatjokemyfatherhadplayedonmeuntilafewyearslaterwhenIwasinthearmy,sittinginafoxhole(战壕),andthinkingaboutmyfamilyandmylife.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatmyfriendshadgotonlynewcars,oronlynewclothes.Myfatherhadgivenmethewholeworld.Whatagreatpresent!26.WhenDavidleftschool,hereceived______asapresent.A.anewcar B.newclothes C.anewspaper D.hardlyanything27.WhatdidDavidbecomeafewyearslater?A.Acollegestudent. B.Arichperson. C.Asoldier.D.Anewspaperreporter.28.Thetitleofthepassagemaybe______.A.HowtoBeaSoldier B.HowtoFindaJob C.AGreatJoke D.AGreatPresentBItbeganwitharedpaperclipandendedwithahouse.KyleMacDonald,a26-year-oldCanadian,gotathree-bedroomhousethrough14trades(交换)thatstartedwithasingleredpaperclip.EncouragedbyKyle’ssuccessfulexperience,nowmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearoundtheworldarestartingtheirowntradingactivities.Theysetupwebsiteswherepeoplecantradethingstheydon’tusuallyusewithotherpeople.AwebsitecalledPeerflixallowspeopletotradetheirusedDVDs.Thesetradersusuallypreferface-to-facetrading,whichmeanstheydon’thavetoworryaboutwhoisgoingtopayforthedelivery(递送).Lastyear,ayounggirlinBeijingdecidedtofollowtheexampleofKyle.Shestartedwithapaperclipandhopedtogetahouseintheend.Afterseveraltradesshenowhasapianowhichismorethan10,000yuan.Butshemaystillhavealongwaytogo.Youmaybepuzzledaboutwhypeoplearedoingthis.Infact,everyoneinthetradeactivitiesgetsthingsthatareusefultothem.JustasKylesaid,“What’smoreimportanttoamandyingofthirstinthedesert—onemilliondollarsoraglassofwater?”Kyle’swordsprobablyshowwhythesetradesarepoplaramongyoungpeople.29.Wherecanpeopletradethingstheydonotusuallyuseaccordingtothepassage?A.OntheInternet. B.InBeijing. C.InCanada. D.Inthedesert.30.Whyaretradingactivitiespopularamongyoungpeople?A.Becausetheycanmakealotofmoneybytradingwithotherpeople.B.Becausethetraderscangetthingsthatareusefultothem.C.Becauseyoungpeoplelovetradingactivities.D.Becausemanyyoungpeoplewanttogetahouse.31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Ifyoubeginwithapaperclip,youwillfinallygetahousebytrading.B.AyounggirlinBeijinggotahousethroughtrading.C.Aglassofwaterismoreimportantthanonemilliondollars.D.Manytraderslikeface-to-facetradingbecausetheydon’thavetopayforthedelivery.CMyfatherwokeupearlyonesummermorningwhenIwasfourteenandannounced,“Getup,you’regoingwithmetocutthegrassinthegarden.”TheideathatmyfatherthoughtIwasoldenoughtohelphiminhisbusinessmademefeelproudandexcited.Fromsunuptosundown,myfather,myyoungerbrotherandIworkedinthelargegarden.BytheendofthedayIwastootiredtosayawordbutIfelthappy.Thiswasmyfirsttimetohelpmyfatherinhisbusiness.Igot$6formyworkthatday.OnedaymyfatherfoundsomeleavesIhadmissedandpulledmeaside.“Takeawaytheseleaves!”hesaid.“Anddon’tmakemehavetotellyoutodoitagain.”Themessagewasclear.TodayIvaluetheimportanceofdoingjobwellthefirsttime.Iwillneverfailtoimpress(留下印象)thepersonI’mworkingfor.Aftertwoyears,myfathertoldmeandmybrotherthathefeltwewereoldenoughtocutthegrassbyourselves.EverySaturdayduringmylasttwoyearsofhighschool,wesetoffearlyinthemorningwiththesamewishwehadgainedwhileworkingunderourfather.Lookingafterthegardenwasneitherexcitingnorhighpaying,butthatdidn’tmatter.IttaughtmethatanyjobwasagoodjobandwhateverIwaspaidwasmorethanIhadbefore.Anewspaperreporteronceaskedmehowsomeonecouldpossiblylivewithhardworkandlowpay.“Ifyou’reonlythinkingabouthardworkandmoney,youprobablydon’twanttodobetterthanyouaredoing,”Ianswered.Ineveryjob,fromcuttingthegrasstowashingdishes,I’velearnedmuch.I’velearnedsomethingthathelpsmeinmynextjob.Ifyouworkhardenough,youcanlearnfromanyjobyoudo.32.Thewriter______fromworkinginthegarden.A.learnedtoworkhardtogetmoneyB.foundhecouldbewellpaidC.felthecouldimpressothersbyworkinghardD.learnedanyjobwasgoodthoughhemightbepaidless33.Whenthewriterfinishedhighschool,maybehewas______yearsold.A.fourteen B.eighteen C.twenty D.twenty-two34.Thewriter’sfatherwas______.A.verystrictbuthelpfulB.lazyandeasytogetangryC.carefulandenjoyedworkinginthegardenD.funnyandhard-working35.Whichisthemostimportanttothewriteraccordingtothepassage?A.Finishingworkasquicklyaspossible.B.Askingnomoneyforyourwork.C.Keepinglearningfromanyjobyouhave.D.Keepingonlookingfordifferentjobs.三、单词拼写(共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分)36.Ihadno_________(勇气)toreplytohisletter. 37.Don’t_________(打扰)him.Heisbusywritingareport. 38.Theforeignerhadsomedifficulty_________(解释)touswhathewanted. 39.Itwaslateatnight,butIwasstill_________(醒的).Icouldn’tfallasleep. 40.Thoughtheyaretwins,theydealwithproblems__________(不同). 41.Hisstrange__________(行为)madeuspuzzled. 42.Tomis__________(梦想)aboutgettingfullmarksintheEnglishexam. 43.Girlslike__________(蝴蝶),becausetheyarebeautiful. 44.Thefilmispopular.Therearenotickets__________(可获得)foritnow. 45.Thelittlegirlisas___________(活泼)asacat. 46.Doyouknowwho__________(发现)America? 47.Fromher___________(满意的)look,Iknewshegotgoodmarksintheexam. 四、句子翻译(共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分)将下列句子译成英语。48.我宁愿吃苦也不愿放弃我的计划。_______________________________________________________________________________49.我怀疑他的建议是否值得讨论。_______________________________________________________________________________50.出那么多的错误，你真粗心。_______________________________________________________________________________51.Millie没有其它办法只好接受父母的决定。_______________________________________________________________________________52.说实话，我几乎挤不出时间给你。_______________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达(共1题；满分20分)提示：你是一名青少年工作者，专门帮助青少年解决他们的困扰。下面是一位青少年朋友写给你的来信。请你阅读来信并用英文给他回信，作简要的分析并提些建议。要点：同意他父母的观点；有兴趣很重要，但花在音乐上的时间太多；做作业时听音乐不是好习惯。注意：1.词数80左右。信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。2.语句通顺，建议合情合理，无语法错误。DearSir,MynameisSimonandIamaGrade9student.Iamcrazyaboutmusic.Ilovelisteningtomusic,andsingingpopsongs.However,myloveofmusichasbecomeabigproblem,andIwouldlikeyouradvice.IhavesomuchhomeworktodoeverydaythatIhavenotimeformusic,soIoftenlistentomusicwhileIamdoingmyhomework.Butmyfatherandmotherdon’tunderstandme.TheythinkitwillaffectmystudyandtheytellmeagainandagainnottolistentomusicwhileI’mdoingmyhomework.TheyhaveeventakenawaymyMP3.Thismademeveryangry.Idon’tknowwhytheyaresostrictwithme.Canyoupleasetellmehowtodealwiththisproblem?BestwishesSimonDearSimon,Thankyouverymuchforyourletter.IhopeIcangiveyousomeusefuladvice.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ihopemyadvicewillbehelpfultoyou.BestwishesRaymond2007—2007学年第一学期期中调研测试卷九年级英语参考答案2007.11一、选择填空A)单项填空(每小题1分) 1–5CBABD 6–10CBDAB 11–15DBACBB)完形填空(每小题1分) 16–20DBCBD21–25ACBAD二、阅读理解(每小题2分)26–28DCD29–31ABD 32–35